A Lady President

A Lady President, Tsai Ing-wen has won the presidential election of Taiwan tonight.

On this very day--Saturday, January 16 in 2016 attained here in Taiwan.

Tsai Ing-wen represented DPP to gain 6,894,744 votes (56.12%) having won a big victory to become the first female president in the Taiwan history. She made a victory speech immediately to announce that “Rebuilding our country since tomorrow; we have proved we’re freemen to the world; and DPP must take responsibility to reform…” Soon after, AIT paraphrased the Statement by U.S. State Department Spokesperson John Kirby on Taiwan's Election: “The United States congratulates Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on her victory in Taiwan’s presidential election. We also congratulate the people on Taiwan for once again demonstrating the strength of their robust democratic system, which will now undergo another peaceful transition of power.”

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712~1778) defined government as below: “The government is established to communicate with the sovereignty entity and people, an intermediate body responsible for implementing the law, protecting social and political freedom. Public sector is not a producer, but a consumer; in which the consumption of materials came from people’s labor. A flourishing population shows this government is in good governance; on the contrary, fertility reduction, social decline is due to a bad government.” (The Social Contract) 

As to the precondition of the existence of sovereignty entity is in the sanctity of the social contract; when the government emerging the phenomenon of centralization, and always conflicting with the 'Common Will'--just like tearing up the social contract, then the democracy will be undermined. KMT re-took the office in 2008 with the delivery of people’s highly trust; however, the corruption is rampant around the island till today to destroy the social contract. Today, citizens use the votes to teach the ruling party, and hoping that new government will follow the track to do the right things, and be able to lead Taiwan toward a bright future.